Italian Social Republic and Luogotenenza Postal History

4/6/1944 - the end of the Allied occupation of Sicily - a folded letter from Casteldaccia to Vicari, franked with a 25 cent. of the Allied occupation overprinted Italy centesimi (Cat. Unificato SI2) - Lotto/30200

29/1/1945 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - Centenary of the death of the Bandiera brothers (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 512/514). Complete set of 3 stamps on a registered cover from Como, addressed locally. Very fine and uncommon - Lotto/30295

26/9/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC - Kingdom stamps overprinted (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 490/494), on a registered Express cover from Como for local delivery - Lotto/30296

18/11/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - Registered cover from Chiavenna to Como franked with a block of 4 plus two singles of the 10 cent. Destroyed Monuments (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 503 x6) plus two Express stamps of 1.25 Lire (Cat. Unificato/Sassone E23 x2). Excellent condition - Lotto/30298

2/10/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - Cover from Masnago (VA) to Como with an emergency franking: a 30 cent. overprinted (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 492) plus a 15 cent. Kingdom Imperiale (246) and a 5 centesimi revenue stamp (Cat. Unificato M2). Opened and examined by the censor. A fine and uncommon franking (Cat. Unificato, revenue stamp on cover, Euro 250.00) - Lotto/30299

29/9/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - 10, 20, 25, 25, 30, 50, 75 centesimi and 1 Lira Destroyed Monuments, first and/or second series (Cat. Unificato/Sassone 503/496/497/505/498/507/499/509), plus the 1.25 Lire Express (Cat. Unificato/Sassone E23), on a large registered express cover from Como, addressed locally - Lotto/30302

24/7/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - Registered cover from Bolzano No. 5 San Quirino to Rovereto with an emergency franking: 50c. Social Republic (Sassone 493) plus two 50c. Kingdom Airmail (Sassone 11 x2) plus two 20 cent. Destroyed Monuments (Sassone 496). A fine franking, initialled Gazzi - Lotto/40144 WE WELCOME OFFERS

1/8/1944 ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC (RSI) - Postcard from Lomazzo (CO) to Como with an emergency franking: a 20 cent. carmine Postage Due overprinted with the fasces (Cat. Sassone/Unificato 62) plus a 10 cent. Parcel Post stamp (Cat. Sassone/Unificato 25). Superb condition (Cat. Sassone Euro 400.00 - Unificato Euro 260.00). Bargain - Lotto/40145 WE WELCOME OFFERS

13/4/1947 ITALY - A pair of the 50 cent. Lupa (Cat. Sassone 515 x2) plus a pair of the 50 cent. Democratica (Cat. Unificato 547 x2) on a card to Messina with the postmark "2 Giornata Filatelica Brescia 12/13 April. 1947". Signed E. Diena - Lotto/40304

21/3/1945 ITALY, LUOGOTENENZA - Registered cover from Viterbo to Salerno with an emergency franking made up of 2 stamps of 2 Lire Military Post (Cat. Sassone 11) plus 2 of the 30 cent. without fasces (Cat. 516). Postmark "Viterbo corrispondenza pacchi". Very fine and uncommon - Lotto/40305 WE WELCOME OFFERS

14/8/1944 - LUOGOTENENZA - A 15 centesimi " Vinceremo " postal card (Cat. Filagrano C 97) with an added franking of a 15 centesimi Imperiale (Sassone 246), from Salerno to Vietri sul Mare - a linear ACS censor handstamp, the Allied Censor Service - Lotto/40309

5/5/1945 LUOGOTENENZA - Franchise cover to Lugano with the postmark "Comitato Liberazione Nazionale C.L.N. Valmarchirolo", taxed on arrival at Lugano with a Swiss 20 centimes postage due. Uncommon - Lotto/40311

16/5/1946 LUOGOTENENZA - Cover from Cuasso al Monte (VA) to Lugano, Switzerland, franked with 5 Lire red (Cat. Sassone 534) and 10 Lire violet (535) - Lotto/40312

21/5/1945 ITALY, LUOGOTENENZA - Cover of the Ministry of Agriculture of Varese addressed to Tronzano (Vercelli), franked with 4 typographic labels of 50 cent., 1, 1.50 and 2 Lire, for the "Collegamento postale Frontiera Italo Svizzera da Zenna a Luino (posta centrale)" and, in the absence of the ordinary service, the "Concentramento Postale Bassano - Lago d'Elio". Uncommon correspondence (Cat. Unificato page 181) - Lotto/40313 WE WELCOME OFFERS

16/6/1945 ITALY, LUOGOTENENZA - 50 centesimi Lupa Capitolina (Cat. Sassone/Unificato 515), a pair on an advice of receipt form from Vallerano (Viterbo) - Lotto/40324 WE WELCOME OFFERS

23/8/1946 ITALY, LUOGOTENENZA - 50 centesimi, Novara issue (Cat. Sassone 538). A group of 20 examples on a cover, front and back, from Traona (Sondrio) to Tesserete, Switzerland. A fine and uncommon franking - Lotto/40135 WE WELCOME OFFERS

23/5/1946 LUOGOTENENZA - Cover from Rasura (Sondrio, 291 inhabitants) to Campascio (Brusio) in Switzerland, franked with 12 stamps of 1.20 Lire of the Rome issue (Cat. Sassone 532 x12) plus 10 cent. (536) and 50 cent. (538). An attractive foreign franking, uncommon - Lotto/40316

16/8/1945 ITALY, LUOGOTENENZA (Lieutenancy) - Registered cover from Noale (VE) to Cellore di Illasi (VR) with a mixed franking of Italian Social Republic and Luogotenenza issues: a block of 4 of the 50 cent. Lupa Capitolina (Capitoline She-wolf) (Cat. Sassone 515 x4), plus the 25 cent. Fratelli Bandiera (Sassone 512), a pair of the 1 Lira Fratelli Bandiera (Sassone 513 x2), the 20 cent. Monumenti (504), the 60 cent. (539) and the 1 Lira (540 x2). Superb and rare franking. Signed A. Diena - Lotto/40317 WE WELCOME OFFERS

19/7/1944 - Italian Social Republic - Stamps overprinted G.N.R., Verona printing (Cat. Sassone 470/480 + Airmail 118-121) on an unused cover of the Emporio Filatelico Fiumano with the postmarks "Fiume Corr. Pacchi 19/7/44 Ordinarie Arrivi" - very fine and uncommon - Lotto/40174 WE WELCOME OFFERS

15/6/1945 ITALY LUOGOTENENZA - Cover from Verona to Milan franked with 50 cent. Italian Social Republic (Cat. 507) plus 50 cent. Luogotenenza (Cat. 517) and a 14 Lire sheet margin Lion of Saint Mark, Corrieri Alta Italia (Cat. Sassone/Unificato 3), with the Verona Borsa postmark. Superb and rare condition - Signed in full by Marcello Catania - (Cat. Sassone Euro 1,000.00++ - Unificato Euro 900.00++) - Lotto/40160 WE WELCOME OFFERS